SIMON COWELL - COWELL REACHES TV'S TOP THREE RICH LIST

COWELL REACHES TV'S TOP THREE RICH LIST

Music mogul SIMON COWELL is the third richest TV star in the world, trailing on OPRAH WINFREY and JERRY SEINFELD on a new Forbes list. The talent show guru earned a staggering $45 million (GBP22.5 million) between June 2006 and June 2007, propelling him towards the top of the high earners chart - thanks to the success of American Idol and The X Factor. Talk show queen Winfrey leads the list by a mile - making an astonishing $260 million (GBP130 million) in the same period. Seinfeld banked an impressive $60 million (GBP30 million), even though his sitcom, with the same name, ended nine years ago. The top ten is as follows: 1. Oprah Winfrey - $260 million (GBP130 million) 2. Jerry Seinfeld - $60 million (GBP30 million) 3. Simon Cowell - $45 million (GBP22.5 million) 4. David Letterman - $40 million (GBP20 million) 5. Donald Trump - $32 million (GBP16 million) 6. Jay Leno - $32 million (GBP16 million) 7. Dr. Phil MCGraw - $30 million (GBP15 million) 8. "Judge" Judy Sheindlin - $30 million (GBP15 million) 9. George Lopez - $26 million (GBP13 million) 10. Kiefer Sutherland - $22 million (GBP11 million).